Question

A Coverdell Education Savings Account may be preferred to a Sec. 529 Education Savings Account under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT:(A)The student beneficiary will use the money to pay for high school expenses.(B)The grantor's modified adjusted gross income is below a certain threshold amount.(C)The grantor is in a low tax bracket.(D)The grantor wants to make a one-time contribution of $15,000 to the account.

Answer 1

Answer:

A)The student beneficiary will use the money to pay for high school expenses.

Explanation:

A Coverdell Education Savings Account can be used for elementary, secondary, or higher education expenses (college). The money can be used to pay for public, private, or religious schools. On the other hand, 529 plans can only be used to pay for higher education expenses (college).

The maximum contribution to a Coverdell Education Savings Account is $2,000 per year per child and the contribution is not tax deductible. But when the distributions are taken to pay for the child's qualified education expenses, then they are not taxed.